Since the very first Derby run in 1780, no trainer has managed to win the Classic more than seven times – but that could all change this weekend as Aidan O’Brien has six runners at Epsom
Since the very first Derby run in 1780, no trainer has managed to win the Classic more than seven times - but that could all change this weekend. Those who are immortalised in tales of the Turf such as John Porter and Fred Darling ‘only’ managed a magnificent seven - along with Robert Robson at the turn of the 19th century.
However, an unassuming man based at Ballydoyle stables in Tipperary could surpass them on Saturday, as Aidan O’Brien sends a six-strong team to Epsom Downs for the Derby. His Derby story began with Galileo in 2001 - and it is quite apt that it is as a stallion that O’Brien’s first Derby winner has cemented the trainer’s brilliance.
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Haydock Park 12.00 Red For All 12.30 Famille Rose 1.00 Chairmanic 1.30 True Hero 2.00 William Bligh 2.30 Zezenia 3.00 Derdas 3.30 Bertog 4.00 Nashy (nb)
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